Stars

124 271 CATALOGUED

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What the spectral type means

O, B, A, F, G, K, M runs hottest to coolest. The Sun is a G2V — a G-type star, temperature step 2, on the main sequence. The Roman numeral is the luminosity class.

Why magnitudes run backwards

The scale is inherited from antiquity: brighter means lower. Sirius sits at −1.4, the faintest naked-eye stars at about +6, and each step of 5 is a factor of 100 in brightness.

[

THE FAMOUS ONES

] 12 ENTRIES
NAME
CLASS
MASS
DISTANCE
MAG
CONSTELLATION
Sun★
G2V yellow main-sequence star
1.00 M☉
1.000 AU
−26.74 V
—
Sirius★
A0mA1Va white main-sequence star
—
8.601 ly
−1.44 V
Canis Major
Canopus★
A9II white bright giant
—
309.2 ly
−0.62 V
Carina
Arcturus★
K1.5IIIFe-0.5 orange giant
—
36.72 ly
−0.05 V
Boötes
Rigil Kentaurus★
G2V yellow main-sequence star
—
4.321 ly
−0.01 V
Centaurus
Vega★
A0V white main-sequence star
—
25.04 ly
0.03 V
Lyra
Capella★
G3III: yellow giant
—
42.80 ly
0.08 V
Auriga
Rigel★
B8Ia blue-white supergiant
—
862.8 ly
0.18 V
Orion
Procyon★
F5IV-V+DQZ yellow-white subgiant
—
11.46 ly
0.40 V
Canis Minor
Achernar★
B6Vpe blue-white main-sequence star
—
139.4 ly
0.45 V
Eridanus
Betelgeuse★
M1-M2Ia-Iab red supergiant
—
497.9 ly
0.45 V
Orion
Altair★
A7Vn white main-sequence star
—
16.73 ly
0.76 V
Aquila
ALL CLASSESK0 ORANGE STAR · 6585G5 YELLOW STAR · 4657K0III ORANGE GIANT · 4491A0 WHITE STAR · 3852F8 YELLOW-WHITE STAR · 3417G0 YELLOW STAR · 3299F5 YELLOW-WHITE STAR · 3100K2 ORANGE STAR · 2822K1III ORANGE GIANT · 2402K5 ORANGE STAR · 2107A2 WHITE STAR · 2074F5V YELLOW-WHITE MAIN-SEQUENCE STAR · 2042
BY CONSTELLATION · 88 REGIONS
CYGNUS · 4318CENTAURUS · 4316URSA MAJOR · 3669HERCULES · 3485VIRGO · 3128HYDRA · 3114CETUS · 3084DRACO · 2909ERIDANUS · 2839PEGASUS · 2793SAGITTARIUS · 2713BOÖTES · 2502PUPPIS · 2450CASSIOPEIA · 2375TAURUS · 2349OPHIUCHUS · 2330LEO · 2321AQUARIUS · 2270VELA · 2258CARINA · 2189ANDROMEDA · 2172CAMELOPARDALIS · 2146PISCES · 2067PERSEUS · 2026ORION · 1999AURIGA · 1977CEPHEUS · 1936SCORPIUS · 1805AQUILA · 1688LYRA · 1681LYNX · 1599SERPENS · 1568GEMINI · 1491MONOCEROS · 1475CANES VENATICI · 1464PHOENIX · 1430CANCER · 1424SCULPTOR · 1403CANIS MAJOR · 1386LIBRA · 1348LUPUS · 1295PAVO · 1266COMA BERENICES · 1238GRUS · 1211FORNAX · 1095ARIES · 1000CAPRICORNUS · 990ARA · 974VULPECULA · 968INDUS · 961TUCANA · 947TELESCOPIUM · 921LACERTA · 894COLUMBA · 823OCTANS · 807PICTOR · 760LEPUS · 744HOROLOGIUM · 719APUS · 704ANTLIA · 698NORMA · 682PISCIS AUSTRINUS · 677HYDRUS · 676MICROSCOPIUM · 664SEXTANS · 661PYXIS · 638LEO MINOR · 634URSA MINOR · 629MUSCA · 609CRATER · 596DORADO · 541DELPHINUS · 536CORONA AUSTRALIS · 490CANIS MINOR · 488VOLANS · 484CORONA BOREALIS · 473TRIANGULUM AUSTRALE · 464CIRCINUS · 456MENSA · 435CRUX · 383CHAMAELEON · 381CORVUS · 373CAELUM · 354TRIANGULUM · 342RETICULUM · 341SAGITTA · 297SCUTUM · 276EQUULEUS · 178
NAME▼
CLASS
MASS
DISTANCE
MAG
CONSTELLATION
ω Phe
G8/K0III yellow giant
~2.70 M☉
393.4 ly
6.12 V
Phoenix
ω Pav
K2IIICNIV orange giant
—
563.3 ly
5.14 V
Pavo
ω Oct
B9.5V blue-white main-sequence star
—
317.0 ly
5.88 V
Octans
ω Lup
K3III orange giant
—
218.6 ly
4.34 V
Lupus
ω For
B9.5IV blue-white subgiant
—
483.9 ly
4.96 V
Fornax
ω Car
B7III blue-white giant
—
341.9 ly
3.29 V
Carina
ψ Vel
F3VFe-0.7 yellow-white main-sequence star
—
61.37 ly
3.60 V
Vela
ψ Phe
M4III red giant
—
341.9 ly
4.39 V
Phoenix
ψ Oct
F0IIp yellow-white bright giant
~1.56 M☉
125.5 ly
5.49 V
Octans
ψ For
F5V yellow-white main-sequence star
~1.65 M☉
190.8 ly
5.93 V
Fornax
ψ Crt
A0V white main-sequence star
—
501.8 ly
6.11 V
Crater
ψ Cen
A0IV white subgiant
—
258.9 ly
4.05 V
Centaurus
ψ9 Aur
B8IIIe blue-white giant
—
1259 ly
5.85 V
Auriga
χ Phe
K5IV orange subgiant
—
375.3 ly
5.15 V
Phoenix
χ Oct
K3III orange giant
—
256.8 ly
5.29 V
Octans
χ Gem
K1-IIIb orange giant
—
256.2 ly
4.94 V
Gemini
χ Eri
G8IIIbCNIV yellow giant
—
58.22 ly
3.69 V
Eridanus
χ Cyg
S6-9/1-2e red star
—
589.8 ly
7.91 V
Cygnus
χ Cen
B2V blue-white main-sequence star
~6.55 M☉
510.4 ly
4.36 V
Centaurus
χ Car
B3IV blue-white subgiant
—
454.9 ly
3.46 V
Carina
χ³ For
A1V white main-sequence star
~2.38 M☉
372.8 ly
6.49 V
Fornax
χ² Hya
B8V blue-white main-sequence star
~3.60 M☉
692.5 ly
5.69 V
Hydra
χ² For
K2III orange giant
~3.50 M☉
454.9 ly
5.71 V
Fornax
χ¹ Hya
F3IV/V yellow-white subgiant
—
141.0 ly
4.92 V
Hydra
χ¹ For
A1IV white subgiant
~2.46 M☉
351.8 ly
6.39 V
Fornax
φ Vel
B5Ib blue-white supergiant
—
1591 ly
3.52 V
Vela
φ Ser
K2III+ orange giant
~1.36 M☉
241.2 ly
5.54 V
Serpens
φ Phe
A3V white main-sequence star
—
306.8 ly
5.12 V
Phoenix
φ Per
B1.5V:e-shell blue-white main-sequence star
—
718.4 ly
4.01 V
Perseus
φ Oct
A0V white main-sequence star
~2.06 M☉
194.0 ly
5.47 V
Octans
φ Gru
F4V yellow-white main-sequence star
~1.43 M☉
115.5 ly
5.54 V
Grus
φ For
A2.5V white main-sequence star
~1.96 M☉
152.0 ly
5.13 V
Fornax
φ Eri
B8IV blue-white subgiant
—
153.7 ly
3.56 V
Eridanus
φ Cen
B2IV blue-white subgiant
—
525.2 ly
3.83 V
Centaurus
φ³ Hya
G8IIIb yellow giant
—
210.6 ly
4.91 V
Hydra
φ² Pav
G0VFe-0.8CH-0.5 yellow main-sequence star
—
80.43 ly
5.11 V
Pavo
φ² Lup
B4V blue-white main-sequence star
—
519.4 ly
4.54 V
Lupus
φ² Hya
M1III red giant
—
756.7 ly
6.01 V
Hydra
φ¹ Pav
F0V yellow-white main-sequence star
~1.59 M☉
90.65 ly
4.75 V
Pavo
φ¹ Lup
K4III orange giant
—
275.0 ly
3.57 V
Lupus
υ PsA
K4III orange giant
—
424.1 ly
4.99 V
Piscis Austrinus
υ Phe
A1(V)+F1(V) white main-sequence star
—
185.7 ly
5.21 V
Phoenix
υ Pav
B9III blue-white giant
—
785.9 ly
5.14 V
Pavo
υ Oct
K0III orange giant
—
324.2 ly
5.76 V
Octans
υ Lup
ApSi white star
—
406.7 ly
5.36 V
Lupus
υ Gru
A0V white main-sequence star
~2.69 M☉
284.9 ly
5.62 V
Grus
υ Car
A9 white star
—
1437 ly
2.92 V
Carina
υ² Cen
F7II/III yellow-white bright giant
—
1269 ly
4.34 V
Centaurus
υ¹ Cen
B2IV-V blue-white subgiant
—
427.5 ly
3.87 V
Centaurus
τ Scl
F2V yellow-white main-sequence star
—
226.2 ly
5.69 V
Sculptor
τ Pup
K1III orange giant
—
182.0 ly
2.94 V
Puppis
τ Phe
G6/8III yellow giant
~3.30 M☉
593.0 ly
5.71 V
Phoenix
τ Pav
A6IV/V white subgiant
—
634.5 ly
6.25 V
Pavo
τ Oct
K2III orange giant
—
486.1 ly
5.50 V
Octans
τ For
A0V white main-sequence star
—
384.2 ly
6.01 V
Fornax
τ Cen
A1IVnn white subgiant
—
131.2 ly
3.85 V
Centaurus
τ³ Gru
A4mA5-F2 white star
~2.06 M☉
243.4 ly
5.72 V
Grus
τ² Lup
F7 yellow-white star
—
319.1 ly
4.33 V
Lupus
τ² Hyi
F0IV yellow-white subgiant
~1.70 M☉
201.7 ly
6.05 V
Hydrus
τ¹ Lup
B2IV blue-white subgiant
—
1091 ly
4.56 V
Lupus
τ¹ Hyi
G6/8III yellow giant
—
393.9 ly
6.33 V
Hydrus
τ¹ Gru
G0V yellow main-sequence star
~1.15 M☉
106.4 ly
6.03 V
Grus
σ Scl
A1/2IV white subgiant
—
232.3 ly
5.50 V
Sculptor
σ Pup
K5III orange giant
—
193.7 ly
3.25 V
Puppis
σ Phe
B3V blue-white main-sequence star
~4.87 M☉
604.0 ly
5.18 V
Phoenix
σ Pav
K0III orange giant
—
302.0 ly
5.41 V
Pavo
σ Lup
B1/B2V blue-white main-sequence star
~6.73 M☉
575.2 ly
4.44 V
Lupus
σ Hyi
F5/6IV/V yellow-white subgiant
~1.36 M☉
132.5 ly
6.15 V
Hydrus
σ For
A2V white main-sequence star
~2.50 M☉
329.5 ly
5.91 V
Fornax
σ Col
F2III yellow-white giant
—
1664 ly
5.52 V
Columba
σ Cen
B2V blue-white main-sequence star
—
411.8 ly
3.91 V
Centaurus
σ² Gru
A1V white main-sequence star
~2.04 M☉
214.7 ly
5.85 V
Grus
σ¹ Gru
A3V white main-sequence star
—
222.8 ly
6.28 V
Grus
ρ Tuc
F6V yellow-white main-sequence star
—
133.8 ly
5.38 V
Tucana
ρ Tel
F6V yellow-white main-sequence star
~2.08 M☉
185.0 ly
5.17 V
Telescopium
ρ Phe
F3III yellow-white giant
~2.16 M☉
242.1 ly
5.24 V
Phoenix
ρ Pav
Fm_dD yellow-white star
—
189.6 ly
4.86 V
Pavo
ρ Oct
A1/2V white main-sequence star
—
215.7 ly
5.57 V
Octans
ρ Lup
B3/4V blue-white main-sequence star
~4.42 M☉
316.0 ly
4.05 V
Lupus
ρ Ind
G1VFe+0.3 yellow main-sequence star
~1.03 M☉
87.23 ly
6.04 V
Indus
ρ Gru
K0III orange giant
—
230.3 ly
4.84 V
Grus
ρ For
G6III yellow giant
~2.80 M☉
268.9 ly
5.52 V
Fornax
ρ Cen
B3V blue-white main-sequence star
—
378.8 ly
3.97 V
Centaurus
π Tuc
B9V blue-white main-sequence star
~2.71 M☉
318.2 ly
5.50 V
Tucana
π Scl
K1II/III orange bright giant
—
214.9 ly
5.25 V
Sculptor
π Pup
K4III orange giant
—
807.3 ly
2.71 V
Puppis
π PsA
F1VFe-0.8 yellow-white main-sequence star
—
95.96 ly
5.12 V
Piscis Austrinus
π Phe
K0III orange giant
—
287.4 ly
5.13 V
Phoenix
π Pav
kA4hF0mF2III yellow-white giant
—
130.0 ly
4.33 V
Pavo
π Men
G0V yellow main-sequence star
~1.03 M☉
59.74 ly
5.65 V
Mensa
π Lup
B5 blue-white star
—
443.1 ly
3.91 V
Lupus
π Ind
A3mA6-A9 white star
—
465.9 ly
6.17 V
Indus
π For
G8III yellow giant
—
294.4 ly
5.34 V
Fornax
π Cha
A9IV white subgiant
—
135.4 ly
5.64 V
Chamaeleon
π Cen
B5Vn blue-white main-sequence star
—
357.6 ly
3.90 V
Centaurus
π Ara
A5IV/V white subgiant
~1.72 M☉
145.3 ly
5.25 V
Ara
π² Oct
G8Ib yellow supergiant
—
1953 ly
5.65 V
Octans
π² Hyi
K2III orange giant
~3.90 M☉
488.3 ly
5.67 V
Hydrus
π² Gru
F0V yellow-white main-sequence star
~1.52 M☉
130.5 ly
5.62 V
Grus
π² Dor
G8III yellow giant
~3.00 M☉
270.0 ly
5.37 V
Dorado